Hi

I want to apply to b-school this year and am targeting the top 10 US b-schools. Following is my profile:

GMAT score - 720 (51Q, 35V)
Target - Jul 2013
Citizenship - Indian (Male)
Education - From one of the best schools in India (IIT Delhi)
Workex - 4 years by the time of intake (2 yr mgmt consulting, 2 yr strategy in a growth-stage firm)
Location - Currently based in New Delhi - Worked globally/with global teams.
Extra - Did a lot of music related activities in college

Pl. advice me on the following:-
1) Should I give GMAT again? Or should I focus on other aspects on my application now?
2) What should be my target schools with my current score/profile?

Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks.

Thank you so much lamanxa!

Following are my scores (in sequence):-

MGMAT mock 1 - 730
MGMAT mock 2 - 690
MGMAT mock 3 - 690
GMAT prep 1 - 750
MGMAT mock 4 - 750
MGMAT mock 5 - 770
MGMAT mock 6 - 740
GMAT prep 2 - 760

Look forward to your advice!

A lot depends on your work experience: Do you have experience in Management Consulting in one the following firms: McKinsey, BCG , Bain, AT Kerney, Booz Allen Hamilton . If yes then you are all set for a Top 10 MBA. If no then you still have a chance at these schools though chances are less than 90%(as in the former case).
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Kudos button is not that far.

Thanks - I do not have experience in any of the above. However, do you think if my GMAT score were 750+, my chances of acceptance would increase?

Thanks - but since I was scoring well in mocks, I think I can crack 750. Pl. advice on the following:-
1) Do B-schools raise an issue with multiple GMAT takes (have already given it 2 times, i scored 690 earlier - way back in 2008 when I gave it without any prep..)
2) How much would the incremental 20-30 GMAT points increase the chances of my acceptance in the top 10 US b-schools?

Oops, i missed one I, apologies.

Yes, your management consulting background will be a plus point for you.

Given your profile, i would say you are a fit for top 10 b-schools, but you should ideally shortlist 6/7 schools, interact with current student, admission director, alums etc and understand the strengths of each program and you can shortlist 6/7 schools as per your long term and short term goals.

I would just make one point here, when you apply to top 5/7 b-schools, you really need to differentiate yourself from others, because there will be many more equally qualified ( consulting , top gmat etc ) , so every small battle ( professional exp, gmat, EC etc ) is important and gives you an opportunity to knock the other one.

Coming back to your GMAT - if you choose to apply to top 5/7, you are very near to their average scores, so you do not loose anything, but you do not gain anything as well, with GMAT of 750, you have a reason to scream that i am better than average.



The answer to your first Q is , it depends, if you are from India ( specially from IIT ) , they know that you are great at Quant, so they would want to see how you have overcome your challenge of scoring in verbal, at the same time when they assess the profile of native speaker, they expect native speaker to do great in verbal but want to see great score in Quant too, these are small battles that you win to secure bigger victory

Naturally, overall score is always important, but a better split adds more value to it.

Good Luck.
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Hi.. first of all, congrats on your score!

Well, check Duke's Fuqua School of Business.. Healthcare is its special focus (you can find so on its website).

Very interesting field.. Good Luck!!
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you need to balance your GMAT V/Q score. otherwise you might get dinged - "best book on MBA admissions"


a 45/ 45 probably gets you much more attention.

Hi,

Can you let me know you average accuracy at OG in SC and CR, i scored 30 in verbal and am at 70% accuracy for SC and around 75% for CR (all questions, advanced level q with 60% odd accuracy) , i do not have any timing problem

I am targeting verbal of 36/37, so may be your insight can help